EIP - The Welsh Farmland Bird Initiative - Matt Goodall, GWCT - 25/05/2021
Matt Goodall, GWCT, giving an introduction to the project.
News and Events
Rotational grazing shown to increase soil organic matter on Welsh farm
24 May 2021
Early indications from a Farming Connect project have shown that intensive rotational grazing in sheep systems increases soil organic matter (SOM).
Pendre, a Farming Connect demonstration site at Llanfihangel y Creuddyn, near Aberystwyth, is aiming to...
Using a natural capital approach to value land management approaches
21 May 2021
Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
- Natural capital is the part of nature that delivers goods and services of value to human societies.
- Increasingly, the value of natural capital is being incorporated...
Sustainable agriculture: Meaningful metrics and motivations
20 May 2021
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Sustainable agriculture looks to maintain production whilst reducing detrimental outputs but can mean different things to different people
- For agriculture to be sustainable it must balance economic, social and...
WEBINAR: The use of bolus technology to improve conception rates, calving period and herd health at Moelogan Fawr - 19/05/2021
It is often difficult to visually detect heat in young heifers, which can lead to an extended calving pattern and additional veterinary costs for fertility and health treatments.
Join Farming Connect, Dr Iwan Parry from Milfeddygon Dolgellau Cyf and demonstration...
Welsh farmers embark on carbon audits to inform emissions decisions
19 May 2021
A group of Welsh farmers are embarking on carbon audits to understand the level of greenhouse gases (GHG) they are producing and to inform an action plan to reduce emissions if needed.
The farmers are all...
WEBINAR: Opportunities through the Rural Business Investment Scheme (Non Agri) - 17/05/2021
There will be a presentation by Katy Watkin from the Welsh Government policy team where information will be shared regarding the current Rural Business Investment Scheme (Non Agri) expression of interest (EOI) application window.
*Please note that the dates...
Herbal leys helping suckler beef farm finish cattle at pasture
17 May 2021
Growing herbal leys is helping a Welsh suckler beef farm grow and finish cattle at pasture while reducing its nitrogen use.
Huw and Meinir Jones grow 6.5 hectares (ha) of a seed mix incorporating deep rooting...
Lucy Owens - Grow Your Own - 17/05/2021
2021 SMALLHOLDING AND COUNTRYSIDE FESTIVAL
Grow Your Own with LUCY OWENS
Lynfa Davies - Getting started in beekeeping - 17/05/2021
2021 SMALLHOLDING AND COUNTRYSIDE FESTIVAL
Getting started in beekeeping with LYNFA DAVIES - Knowledge Exchange Manager - Farming Connect.